Academic Achievement
In 2012, the Lower Dauphin School District ranked 95th out of 497 Pennsylvania school districts, by the Pittsburgh Business Times for student academic achievement as reflected by the last 3 years of student results on: math, reading, writing and science PSSAs.
- 2011 - 106th
- 2010 - 109th
- 2009 - 109th
- 2008 - 142nd
- 2007 - 123rd
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Lower Dauphin ranked 340th. The paper describes the ranking as: "answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."
- 2011 - 327th
- 2010 - 335th
- 2009 - 341st
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